Dyslexia Friendly

Increases readability of websites by changing to easier-to-read fonts and adding visual enhancements

Dyslexia Friendly Chrome Extension

"Dyslexia Friendly" is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to improve website readability for those with dyslexia. It allows users to change fonts to OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans, enhances text contrast by altering background colors for odd and even paragraphs, and features a reading ruler that follows the mouse cursor. Customized settings cater to individual preferences, and the extension is open-source, encouraging user feedback for future enhancements.

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Extension stats

By: https://dyslexiafriendly.dev

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.21

(28)

Version: 2.4.0 (Last updated: 2024-10-03)

Creation date: 2019-12-22

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

background
storage
webNavigation

Size: 1.56M

Email: da*****@gmail.com

URLs: Website

Ranking

# 8,725 ▼ 101

Other rankings

#113 in Accessibility ▼ 6 #154 in font keyword 61 ▲ 12

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

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A simple-to-use open-source dyslexia helper extension for the Google Chrome browser.

✔ Change the font on websites to either OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans. ✔ Contrast between paragraphs of text is enhanced with different background color for even and odd paragraphs. ✔ Reading-ruler following the mouse cursor.

The above settings can be be configured to preference.

Feel free to leave a comment about your experience and how this could be further improved.

This extension is free and open-source. The source code can be found at: https://github.com/javoire/dyslexia-friendly

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

The extension is helpful in reducing eye strain.
The 'Ruler' feature is appreciated for assisting with reading.
The 'Open Dyslexic' font significantly aids in reading for dyslexic users.
The extension is easy to use and has a clean implementation on most sites.

Cons

The ruler feature sometimes defaults back on other websites even when deselected.
The extension interferes with dark mode on some websites, causing visibility issues.
Users have difficulty with the font changer and ruler toggling - they can't use one without the other.
The extension sometimes forgets settings upon reopening the browser.

Most mentioned

Issues with toggling the ruler and font changer.
Interference with dark mode websites.
Eye strain reduction and improved readability.

User reviews

Generally appreciate the font, easily selects which one I want, however it also messes with the spacing of words and entire page layout. Increases the zoom as well, which in my case is unwanted. I just want to be able to have the font changed and that's all. Sometimes it does forget about which pages it should be turned on for.

Adrienne Davis, 2024-11-05

This saves me so much eye strain, thank you!!! I'm still noticing some issues with the ruler appearing even though in the settings it stays deselected. I was able to get around this by changing the color to white and moving the opacity all the way down, but it's still not ideal because on new tabs I'll have to open the settings in order for it to remember I don't want the ruler. All in all, a great extension! I use this all the time now and it makes school and work so much easier.